High paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Grand Junction, CO, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Grand Junction, CO run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Grand Junction, CO salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Grand Junction, CO · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$116,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,930 – $116,58050
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,980
Associate's degree
$47,270 – $120,90050
3Dental Hygienists$98,910
Associate's degree
$90,380 – $116,320170
4Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$93,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,380 – $97,410240
5Respiratory Therapists$81,290
Associate's degree
$64,700 – $109,67070
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,690
Associate's degree
$61,760 – $108,740140
7Medical Equipment Repairers$75,880
Associate's degree
$37,500 – $99,92040
8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,550 – $101,86040
9Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,020 – $82,57060
10Computer Network Support Specialists$73,520
Associate's degree
$46,800 – $91,36050
11Correctional Officers and Jailers$73,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,360 – $91,090140
12Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,040 – $84,08060
13Firefighters$70,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,730 – $93,610220
14Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$69,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,760 – $99,64030
15Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,910 – $131,470570
16Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,070
Associate's degree
$43,840 – $78,88040
17Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$67,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,370 – $96,630200
18Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$66,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $134,900490
19Surgical Technologists$65,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,360 – $85,50080
20Physical Therapist Assistants$65,140
Associate's degree
$47,950 – $77,59030
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,430 – $77,080160
22Computer User Support Specialists$63,860
Some college, no degree
$42,880 – $105,760220
23Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $67,20030
24Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,580 – $96,990200
25Massage Therapists$62,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,540 – $90,86090
26Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $84,240140
27Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,170 – $91,580300
28Paralegals and Legal Assistants$61,420
Associate's degree
$56,780 – $89,910100
29Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,380 – $77,000100
30Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,770 – $92,620260
31Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $83,240160
32Carpenters$60,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,290 – $80,100340
33Postal Service Clerks$58,880
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36030
34Tile and Stone Setters$58,680
No formal educational credential
$31,140 – $84,74040
35Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430 – $68,900180
36Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,350
Associate's degree
$46,290 – $87,78090
37Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,430 – $78,980400
38Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $71,070390
39Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,03080
40Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,160
Associate's degree
$42,250 – $66,02040
41Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $81,390140
42Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480 – $96,13080
43Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,390 – $82,650950
44Electricians$56,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $80,190430
45Tax Preparers$55,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $82,96030
46Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$55,610
No formal educational credential
$39,820 – $70,650150
47Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$54,930
No formal educational credential
$38,790 – $71,280120
48Insurance Sales Agents$54,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,270 – $99,770190
49Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720 – $82,59050
50Advertising Sales Agents$53,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $114,52030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGrand Junction, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,570	$54,930 – $116,580	50
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$99,980	$47,270 – $120,900	50
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,910	$90,380 – $116,320	170
4	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,640	$64,380 – $97,410	240
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,290	$64,700 – $109,670	70
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,690	$61,760 – $108,740	140
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$75,880	$37,500 – $99,920	40
8	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,350	$50,550 – $101,860	40
9	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$53,020 – $82,570	60
10	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$73,520	$46,800 – $91,360	50
11	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,150	$56,360 – $91,090	140
12	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,990	$45,040 – $84,080	60
13	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,190	$43,730 – $93,610	220
14	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,570	$40,760 – $99,640	30
15	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,990	$44,910 – $131,470	570
16	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,070	$43,840 – $78,880	40
17	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,440	$50,370 – $96,630	200
18	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,610	$37,090 – $134,900	490
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,410	$51,360 – $85,500	80
20	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,140	$47,950 – $77,590	30
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,480	$47,430 – $77,080	160
22	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$63,860	$42,880 – $105,760	220
23	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$49,940 – $67,200	30
24	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,570	$45,580 – $96,990	200
25	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,550	$31,540 – $90,860	90
26	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $84,240	140
27	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,430	$45,170 – $91,580	300
28	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,420	$56,780 – $89,910	100
29	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,130	$46,380 – $77,000	100
30	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,540	$45,770 – $92,620	260
31	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,310	$45,720 – $83,240	160
32	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,230	$44,290 – $80,100	340
33	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,880	$42,600 – $76,360	30
34	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$58,680	$31,140 – $84,740	40
35	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$47,430 – $68,900	180
36	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$58,350	$46,290 – $87,780	90
37	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,200	$36,430 – $78,980	400
38	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,700	$47,630 – $71,070	390
39	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$47,440 – $75,030	80
40	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$57,160	$42,250 – $66,020	40
41	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,920	$36,780 – $81,390	140
42	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,830	$36,480 – $96,130	80
43	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,600	$44,390 – $82,650	950
44	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,550	$39,140 – $80,190	430
45	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,640	$36,450 – $82,960	30
46	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$55,610	$39,820 – $70,650	150
47	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$54,930	$38,790 – $71,280	120
48	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,000	$40,270 – $99,770	190
49	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,740	$41,720 – $82,590	50
50	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,640	$36,350 – $114,520	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Grand Junction, CO. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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